Baylor School's Brandon Brunner Commits to South Dakota State

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Baylor School senior and three-time state wrestling champion Brandon Brunner has committed to wrestle for South Dakota State and will enroll in the fall of 2013.

 

Brunner won the 2010 state championship (103 lbs.) while wrestling for Tullahoma High School in D-I and has won two additional state championships for Baylor in D-II in 2011 (119) and 2012 (132).

 

South Dakota State head wrestling coach is Chris Bono who was the Chattanooga head coach for three years, 2007-09 (39-17 and three SoCon tournament titles) and one of the SD State assistant coaches is Israel Silva who was the Southern Conference 285-pound champion in 2006 for UTC.

 

“I have known coach Bono and coach Silva since I was in the fifth grade and they coached me in middle school when I attended the UTC Kids Club workouts for four years,†said Brunner who has a 3.4 grade point average. “So when they recruited me to attend South Dakota State it was a pretty easy decision to make.â€

 

Brunner has also trained the past two summers at a wrestling training center at Oregon State where Silva was one of the coaches.

 

Wrestling for Four State Titles: Brunner will go for his fourth state title in February and said that the toughest of his three state titles to win was the first one as a ninth grader at Tullahoma … “I was a small 103-pounder compared to some of my opponents who had dropped from 112 pounds so that was tough and I had to compete against some sophomores and juniors as well.â€

 

Baylor Notes: D-II state champion Tate Robinson of Christian Brothers has transferred to Baylor and will be a junior for the 2012-13 school year … Robinson won the 112-pound title in 2010 as a freshman and was state runner-up to Baylor’s Zach Watson in 2012 at 126.

 

Contact B.B. Branton at william.branton@comcast.net

[tullahomawrestling]

Congratulations Brandon! You have EARNED it buddy.

[mtnrasslin]

Great work Brandon and congratulations. I know it's a relief to have this decision behind you.

 

Also, welcome to Baylor Tate Robinson.

[Sommers]

Ahhh, Bono & Silva doin all they can to keep that TN talent & rival UTC!!!

 

Glad they're coming back to show case it!!

[Sommers]

Nice find for Baylor!!

[coachknepper]

Great news for Brandon!

 

I remember working with this little scrawny 7th grader at the old Junior High in Tullahoma...how far you have come my young friend!

 

Do work!

[GoBrothers]

Nice find for Baylor!!

 

Find? You think Baylor had to "find" Tate Robinson?

[Sommers]

 

 

Find? You think Baylor had to "find" Tate Robinson?

well, maybe a sophomore was found by some on flowrestling or perhaps at their state duals?

[cbg]

The real question is will Tate be eligible to compete this season? Lot's of questions to be both ask and answered by several individuals & institutions.

[bozo]

Why wouldn't he be eligible?

[GoBrothers]

well, maybe a sophomore was found by some on flowrestling or perhaps at their state duals?

 

Perhaps... All I'm saying is that the word find makes it sound like Baylor discovered something. Tate is a state champion and All-American, I'm pretty sure most of Tennesee (Baylor Included) knows exactly who Tate is.

[NardDog]

Good choice on the move Tate! Baylor is the best school in state, it only makes since that the best wrestlers in the state go there.

Edited August 23, 2012 by NardDog